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Unit 8
Term | Definition |
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Assurance | (n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
Asylum | (n.) and institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety |
Console | (v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical of mechanical device |
Dilate | (v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
Dross | (n.) refuse, waste product |
Dwindle | (v.) the lessen, diminish |
Flippant | (adj.) lacking in seriousness; respectful, saucy |
Immunity | (n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
Institute | (v.) to establish, set up; (n.) organization that promotes learning |
Liability | (n.) a dept; something disadvantageous |
Preposterous | (adj.) ridiculous, senseless |
Pugnacious | (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
Rabid | (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
Realm | (n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study |
Rejuvenate | (v.) to make young again; to make like new |
Remunerate | (v.) to reward, pay, reimburse |
Sparse | (adj.) meager, scant; scattered |
Sterling | (adj.) genuine, excellent; made of sliver of standard fineness |
Venture | (n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare |
Warp | (v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality |